- Date
- March 21, 1985, 08:24 local (16:24 UTC)
- Place
- Mojave, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2176DBeech B35D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850321008549A
- Case key
- 24481
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The left stabilizer assembly separated from the acft in-flt. The alt and airspeed at the time of the separation were not determined. Plts of acft flying in the area at about the time of the accident reported moderate to severe turbulenceand up and down drafts of 1,500 fpm. The Beech plt requested and received wx info along hi route of flt. No sigmets or airmets were issued to the plt nor were there any in effect in the area or at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2176D
- Reported as
- Beech B35D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D3523
- Airframe hours
- 6,045
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- No. Sacramento Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1984
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- TSP · Tehachapi, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,502 total · 1,373 in this make and model · 4,138 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WJF, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.